Tag: Oaksterdam University

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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault

USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault

“My children are going to grow up without a father! Over what?!” shouted Sarah Schrader, longtime girlfriend of Jose Gutierrez and the mother of his two young...
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September 5, 2013
09/05/2013
Activist Targeted And Beaten By DEA Agents Faces Charges

Activist Targeted And Beaten By DEA Agents Faces Charges

In a great article on Ladybud, Angela Bacca recalls the events of the recent raids in Oakland, when DEA agents moved to shut down Oaksterdam. Jose Gutierrez, a...
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August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Illinois joins the ranks of the medical marijuana states; meanwhile, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are moving to put their medical marijuana programs in place, and there’s...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
THC University in Denver Offers Class On How to Grow Pot

THC University in Denver Offers Class On How to Grow Pot

THC University, “the first professional marijuana cultivation training program in Colorado,” is set to offer its first class on February 9th at the Auraria Campus (downtown Denver). There...
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October 9, 2012
10/09/2012
Richard Lee’s Mom Wows ‘Em at NORML

Richard Lee’s Mom Wows ‘Em at NORML

12:55pm With a few more appearances like the one she put in at the 41st National NORML Conference this past weekend in Los Angeles, silver-haired Texas Republican Ann...
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October 2, 2012
10/02/2012
Video: Roseanne Barr’s Oaksterdam Speech

Video: Roseanne Barr’s Oaksterdam Speech

Roseanne Barr was invited to Oaksterdam University last week to speak about her push for complete legalization of marijuana. Fifty-nine year-old Barr, who currently runs a nut farm in Hawaii, talked...
By: Lateralus
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Online Cartoon Casts Critical Light on Obama’s Failed Medical Marijuana Policies

Online Cartoon Casts Critical Light on Obama’s Failed Medical Marijuana Policies

No matter the media medium, the tragic story of the federal government’s war against a beloved plant and the people who’re keen to it, can’t be told...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

02:33am Several hundred — perhaps as many as a thousand — medical marijuana patients, providers, and supporters took to the streets of Oakland Monday afternoon to...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Marijuana Authors Talk at Oaksterdam

Marijuana Authors Talk at Oaksterdam

03:05am Despite the May DEA raids and Richard Lee’s retirement, Oaksterdam University is still alive, and Saturday evening saw its first event under the leadership of his replacement,...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Video: San Francisco’s HopeNet Cooperative Forced by DOJ to Shutter Its Storefront

Video: San Francisco’s HopeNet Cooperative Forced by DOJ to Shutter Its Storefront

HopeNet Cooperative, San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating storefront medical marijuana dispensary recently announced the Department of Justice is forcing them to close its doors at 223 9th...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
NorCal Medical Marijuana Enemy #1: US Attorney Melinda Haag

NorCal Medical Marijuana Enemy #1: US Attorney Melinda Haag

Melinda Haag, United States Attorney 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 436-7200 Melinda.Haag@usdoj.gov  So why is Melinda Haag medical marijuana’s enemy number 1 and...
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